Tom Wheeler

Wheeler: Retransmission practices were “perverting” congressional intent

FCC Chair Tom Wheeler called the FCC’s recent decision to prohibit

Univision Radio cuts have arrived

We told you first on 3/22: “Univision Radio is set for a wave of internal consolidation which may include
FTC / Federal Trade Commission

FTC clears last Nielsen-Arbitron buy hurdle

Following a public comment period, the FTC has determined that Nielsen’s $1.26 billion buy of Arbitron
Aereo

ACA files in favor of Aereo

The American Cable Association has filed an amicus brief with The Supreme Court in favor of Aereo, which is defending a copyright

FCC approves sale of KOTA-TV

The Commission has approved the sale of KOTA-TV Rapid City, SD from Duhamel Broadcasting Enterprises to Schurz Communications. The sale

Pandora: Better algorithms = more listening

Pandora has refined its Genome Music Project algorithms significantly over the years it has been in
The Tacher Company

The Tacher Company signs WSM-AM

Independent representation firm The Tacher Company, Inc. has aligned with heritage Ryman Hospitality

News Corp scores a dismissal of US hacking suit

US federal judge Judge Paul Gardephe has dismissed a shareholder lawsuit in Delaware
Glenn Beck

Glenn Beck sued for defamation

Glenn Beck, who airs on his “TheBlaze” network and is syndicated across the country via Premeire Networks, is in a bit of a pickle. Less than one week had passed since the Boston Marathon bombings, he made a few comments on air about Abdulrahman Alharbi, a 20-year-old Saudi Arabian student at the New England School of English. He’d been injured at the marathon, later questioned by police and ultimately cleared of wrongdoing.

Blackout avoided: NCTC, Viacom sign carriage deal

While the 3/31 deadline passed for the 890 members of the National Cable Television Cooperative
Gordon Smith

Gordon Smith testimony from STELA hearings

NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith testified 4/1 at a Senate Subcommittee on Communications

Infinite Dial: Radio’s quiet competitor is YouTube

Over a third of Americans age 12+ used YouTube to watch music videos or listen to music in the last week

Curtis Media closes on another translator CP

Eastern Airwaves, LLC, an affiliate of Curtis Media, has closed on the purchase of the CP for translator

TVfreedom.org: Keep lifeline basic tier

As the Senate Communications, Technology and the Internet Subcommittee hearing on the

Cable One drops 15 Viacom channels

On its website, Cable One says it was forced to remove 15 Viacom-owned channels 3/31 after the two